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4.28 AVERAGE
4.28 AVERAGE
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
reflective
reflective
sad
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
inspiring
slow-paced
Her prose was impenetrable to me via audiobook but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ the ideas will definitely stay.
challenging
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think this book might have converted me to liking the sci-fi genre. I had to read it for uni and I was amazed out how contemporary the writing felt. Very interested to read more of Le Guin’s work.
challenging
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
challenging
hopeful
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book is fantastic. It is a story of a conflicted physicist who tries to bridge two very different worlds, all the while he works out the theory and equations that will become the basis for the ansible, a technology that will transform the Hainish universe, allowing for instant communication between any two points in space.
There are so many layers to this story. The subtitle, an ambiguous utopia, refers to two very different societies on the twin planets Anarres and Urras -- a socio-political utopia with few resources and a resource-rich material utopia still struggling with war and corruption. It's a plodding adventure. It's a love story. It's a political philosophy. It's an anthropological reflection on our own governments and power structures.
Give the book a chance – the beginning is a bit slow, and like some other books in the Hainish Cycle, I wasn't immediately clear who the main character was. But once the narrative found its feet, I was thoroughly invested in the world, the characters, and the theoretical roundabouts.
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There are so many layers to this story. The subtitle, an ambiguous utopia, refers to two very different societies on the twin planets Anarres and Urras -- a socio-political utopia with few resources and a resource-rich material utopia still struggling with war and corruption. It's a plodding adventure. It's a love story. It's a political philosophy. It's an anthropological reflection on our own governments and power structures.
Give the book a chance – the beginning is a bit slow, and like some other books in the Hainish Cycle, I wasn't immediately clear who the main character was. But once the narrative found its feet, I was thoroughly invested in the world, the characters, and the theoretical roundabouts.
Follow me on Twitter! @SeptimusBrown
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
informative
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated